A New Jersey highschool the place a person claimed he was harassed by college students after they realized his sexual orientation handed the previous Spanish trainer a $110,000 settlement.

Kevin McManus — who started working at Somerset County Vocational and Technical Excessive College in 2008 — in a lawsuit claimed he “was the topic of a hostile work setting” after a pupil revealed he was homosexual throughout a category in 2011, NJ.com reported.

The scholars would allegedly mock him with statements like “don’t drop the cleaning soap” and “do you want nuts?” in response to the swimsuit, initially filed in 2015.

The previous trainer additionally alleged that the varsity in Bridgewater not solely didn’t take motion on the matter, however retaliated in opposition to him after he filed a civil rights grievance.

McManus then turned to Principal Diane Ziegler and Affirmative Motion Officer Teresa Morelli, each of whom additionally allegedly failed to deal with the harassment.

And after submitting a grievance with the New Jersey Division of Civil Rights, McManus alleged college officers retaliated in opposition to him by demanding his resignation and stopping him from utilizing private days and paid leaves of absence, in response to NJ.com.

President of the varsity’s board of training William Hyncik quietly signed off the $110,000 settlement for McManus final month. The settlement accommodates a confidentiality clause and a stipulation stating the cost can’t be interpreted as an request for forgiveness.